Shotgun sight



Patented Sept. 29, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOTGUN SIGHT George H. McLean, Jackson, Tenn.

Application October 10, 1941, Serial No. 414,517

4 Claims.

This invention relates to shotgun sights.

An object of the invention is the provision of a device which will provide a means for removably attaching a sight on the end of a gun, the sight being enlarged and employed as a substitute for the usual sight which is too small for efliciency under certain conditions.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a gun sight which may be readily placed on the end of the gun or removed therefrom and which is larger than the usual sight to increase the sighting ability of the operator, the substituted sight being of any desired color and the operator may create a number of sights of various colors to meet the particular conditions under which he is using the gun.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawing formng a part of the specifications; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications as define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in perspective of a gun barrel showing my removable sight applied thereto.

F'igure 2 is a view perspective of the gun sight and its attaching means which can be removed from the gun.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the attaching means.

Figure 4 is a view in elevation of a head or button for connecting the gun sight to the elastic band shown in Figures 2 and 3.

Figure 5 is a view and elevation of the gun sight removed from the head of the button shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical section of the gun sight applied to the head of the connecting means.

Figure 7 is an enlarged transverse vertical section of the gun barrel and auxiliary sight.

Figure 8 is a transverse vertical section of a double barrel gun showing the auxiliary sight applied thereto.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I0 designates the single barrel of the gun to which is applied an elastic band II which may be formed of rubber or some synthetic material. However, this material must have the elasticity so that it will stretch before it is placed on the gun barrel and then automatically contracts for gripping the barrel. This band is relatively narrow as compared to the length of the barrel since it is only applied to the outer end of the barrel and at a point where the usual sight is found. The perforation I2 is formed in the upper portion I3 of the band II.

In order to connect a bead such as indicated at I5 in Figure 1, a device is employed which consists of a base IS, a head I1, and a shank I8, connecting the head to the base. The head is inserted through the opening or passage I2 in the elastic band I I so that the head will project outwardly from the band while the base IE will be located within the band.

The head I5 may be formed of glass or some elastic material such as rubber andis provided with a substantially spherical pocket 20 which is adapted to receive the head I'I. Where the bead is made of rubber or some elastic material, the head I! may be formed of a hard material such as metal or a composition material while, when the bead is made of glass, the head I! should be formed of an elastic material so that it may be forced into the pocket 20 of the bead. When the bead is formed of elastic material, the mouth of the opening of the pocket 20 may be stretched so that the head I! can be inserted within the pocket after which the elastic material will snap tightly on to the head I'I.

As shown more particularly in Figure 7 it will be seen that when the elastic band II has been stretched and snapped over the end of the gun barrel as shown in Figure 1, the base I6 will be located between the inner wall of the band I I and the outer wall of the gun barrel I0. Due to the fact that the elastic band I I is snapped onto the end of the barrel, said band will frictionally contact the barrel and will be retained in place.

Figures 1 and 7 illustrate the auxiliary sight applied to a single barreled gun. In Figure 8 there is shown a gun having a double barrel in which the elastic II is stretched over both barrels I 0*. However, the head I! is located in the proper place with the bead I5 snapped over the head.

While one sight is shown applied to the end of the barrel, it would be appreciated that these sights may be used in pairs with one at the muzzle while the other one may be placed any distance from the first sight and along the barrel. The beads may be given various colors such as ivory, yellow, red, and white, or various shades of these colors may be employed. Thus it is posconditions met with on a trip. The conditions of course may depend upon the light, the foreground and the back-ground.

By this construction, the gunner can equip his gun with larger sights to suit his particular needs, thus eliminating the necessity of providing a gun with a large sight which would be inconvenient to pack. I

Referring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that three beads are illustrated and numbered respectively as 25, 26 and 21. The bead 25 represents a sphere having an ivory color while bead 26 is colored red. Bead 2'! represents a transparent or translucent type.

I claim:

1. A detachable gun sight comprising an elastic band adapted to be slipped over the end of a gun barrel and provided with a restricted opening, a gun sight holder consisting of a head, a base, and a reduced shank portion connecting the head and base, the head being inserted through the opening with the shank portion being located within said opening, the base being disposed between the band and the barrel of the gun, and a bead of regular formation having a pocket received by the head.

2. A detachable gun sight comprising an elastic band adapted to be stretched and slipped over the end of a gun barrel and provided with a restricted opening, a head located on the outer face of the band, a shank projecting from the head and passing through the opening means connected to the inner end of the shank and disposed between the band and barrel and a bead forming a sight having a socket which is received by the head.

3. A detachable gun sight comprising a band adapted to be engaged around the end of a gun barrel, a head projecting upwardly from the band, means connecting said head to the band and a bead forming a sight having a. socket, said bead being formed of elastic materials so that the walls of the socket may be forced apart to receive the head.

4. A detachable gun sight comprising an elastic band adapted to be engaged around the end of a gun barrel, a head projecting upwardly from the band, a base located between the band and gun barrel, means connecting the head with the base and passing through the band and a bead being provided with a socket which is adapted to receive the bead, the two elements, the bead and the head forming respectively a gun sight and the attaching means for said sight, one of the elements being formed of elastic materials, the other element being formed of hard non-elastic materials.

GEORGE H. McLEAN. 

